Michael Miltenberger

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Section 32.1(2) of the Financial Administration Act, I wish to table the following document, entitled “List of Inter-activity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 for the period of April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014.” Thank you.

If there was one of the two options that the Member talked about in his statement, if one of those was put into effect, either the running of the grid north along the west side across the bridge up to Behchoko or running a low voltage line down as the Member suggested in his statement, both would have the benefit of taking two communities off of diesel-generated electricity and would bring the costs in line with Yellowknife and would drop the emissions. It would be a much better long-term solution for all and would get a big chunk of community needs off of fossil fuel.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That process has been done. We are looking at, in terms of management efficiencies, in terms of actual dollar savings, we’ve done things separate from electricity, but with things, as the Member is well aware, with biomass, where we’ve put the savings back in with the issue of electricity, the costs keep going up every year. So we’re not in a position of being able to save the 7 percent rate increases through those types of efficiencies. As a Power Corporation, we’re looking at a wholesale change out. For example, things like LED lights from the sodium vapour. We’re...

We’ve been working through the process and making sure everything is done. We’ve been working with the staff to encourage them to do that and we will continue to do that and move it up to the ministerial level. Thank you.

My understanding is that those details are still being hashed out. Whether it’s branding of the actual case of the iPad or is it logos that are going to come up every time you turn your iPad on, I’m not sure. I’m not sure if the Minister of Education has any further detail on that.

Looking through the file, there is only one individual that’s not deceased on the list. The information was provided to all the Members, including for all those accounts that are up for forgiveness. So I would suggest from the information that we have that it’s a justifiable forgiveness. Thank you.

Yes, Madam Chair. In 2012-13 it was 7 percent; ’13-14, 7; ’14-15, 5.6; ’15-16, 6.2.

Mr. Chairman, my understanding is that they will be loaded up and given along with all the other accoutrements that go with the things we provide to new parents. That will be part of that package that they get. It will be from there, and henceforth their iPad. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Clearly, the Member and I would not want to engage in that type of discussion in the House, so if the Member would share that information with us, we would make sure it gets forwarded on to the Housing Corporation to be tracked down and sorted out. Thank you.